THE HIMALAYAS, 5000 BC
Commissioner Daiho is dead, but there's no question of foul play. The murder of a Home Timer is about as likely as unauthorized interference with the work of a Correspondent . . .
ISFAHAN, ARABIA, 1029
Abu Ali was startled. He hadn't heard the stranger enter. The Correspondent was even more alarmed - his enhanced senses would have picked up the arrival of any normal human. Then the stranger spoke, and it was the language of the Home Time. Seconds later, Correspondent RC/1029's world went dark.
THE HOME TIME, 2000 YEARS LATER
Field Operative Rico Garron is about to have a very bad day.
